1、上海英语高级口译证书实考试卷(2012.03)上海英语高级口译证书第一阶段考试SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (30 minutes)Part A: Spot Dictation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. Now lets begin Part A with Spot Dictation. Psychologists have many theories to explain how we rememb
2、er information. The _(1) is that memory works as a kind of storage system for information. There are three types of these storage systems with different functions that hold information for _(2). They are sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.Sensory memory holds information for the shortest amount of time_(3). An instant. Sensory memory is where stimuli, or things that _(4), are very briefly stored. We forget sensory memories almost instantly, unless they pass into _(5). Exampl
3、es of these stimuli are what we _(6) such as a flash of lightning, or the sound of a door closing.Short-term memory, also _(7), holds information for about _(8). This is not a very long time, but the information that passes into this system _(9) than just sensory stimulation. Some experts believe that sensory information _(10) as it is stored, and others believe that information changes into words. There is _(11) in short-term memory, and it does not stay there for very long. Examples of this ty
4、pe of information are telephone numbers, _(12).Long-term memory holds information almost indefinitely, although retrieving it _(13). Think of long-term memory as a very big library, with _(14) for storage. Information gets filed, catalogued, and stored. Long-term memory has _(15), or categories. The main two categories are declarative memory and procedural memory. Declarative memory is where _(16), such as names, faces, dates, life events. Procedural memory is where we _(17), like how to ride a
5、bike or how to boil an egg. Within declarative memory, there are smaller categories of memory: episodic memory and semantic memory. Episodic memory _(18), things we have done or experienced, such as having a car accident, or _(19). Semantic memory is where we organize general knowledge or facts about the world, such as math formulas, _(20).Part B: Listening Comprehension Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some
6、questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Now lets begin Part B with Listening Comprehension. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation. 1. (A) The huge role some people play in transmitting ideas. (B) The transmission of epidemic diseases. (C) Exceptional epidemic di
7、seases in lower Manhattan. (D) A small number of exceptionally talented people.2. (A) They make phone calls all day long. (B) They have extraordinary social ties. (C) They are incredibly powerful in spreading ideas. (D) They are great in selling consumer goods.3. (A) They have specialized knowledge in many things. (B) They rely on others for recommendations. (C) They make certain important decisions. (D) They know restaurants but not shopping or films.4. (A) Connectors. (B) Mavens. (C) Salesmen.
8、 (D) Promoters.5. (A) They are incredibly persuasive. (B) They act quite naturally. (C) They have rare, unusual traits. (D) They are extraordinarily social. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news. 6. (A) 7. (B) 70. (C) 177. (D) 700.7. (A) The government has won a vote of confidence in the upper house of parliament. (B) The government has to choose between austerity measures and economic growth. (C) The governments program of reforms has just been passed in the lower house. (D) The gov
9、ernment gains support from many people including thousands of students.8. (A) 31%. (B) 49%. (C) 67%. (D) 74%.9. (A) Creating computer systems that can repair the damaged brain. (B) Underpinning many brain functions, such as learning and memory. (C) Designing a new artificial intelligence device. (D) Replicating brain activity with a computer chip.10. (A) He was dogged by bribery allegations in the bidding process for the 2018 World Cup. (B) He made controversial remarks on racism in an interview with CNN World Sport. (C) The English Football Association charged him with racism toward a FIFA colleague. (D) Several members of the world footb
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